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Dirty Grandpa Review

Dirty Grandpa Review

For those who have yet to see the next film in the Robert De Niro and Zac Efron mash-up, brace yourself. Dirty doesn’t come even close to describing just exactly how crass the whole cast is going to be.
If you like to think of yourself as someone with a high-minded sense of humor, please do yourself the favor of seeing something else. Loaded with a sense of humor that ranges from an unlimited amount of phallic jokes to sheer unbelievability, director Dan Mazer and screenplay writer John Phillips pulled absolutely no punches to even try to avoid the R rating.
On several occasions, it’s been proven that this no-holds-barred approach to film can sometimes end up flopping itself in sheer overload of content. With Dirty Grandpa, it’s hard to tell whether it escapes.
In what seems like a mix between Monty Python level humor and 50 shades of Gray content, each character seems to find the most base archetypes of the party culture world and nail them right on the head.
Ranging from the way too drunk for his testosterone levels jock, to the laughably loveable drug dealer with an undefeatable lucky streak, the movie creates a cast of characters that has nowhere to go but down as they begin their adventures at spring break on Daytona Beach.
Recently widowed Dick Kelley (De Niro), the titular grandfather of the movie, convinces his stuffy lawyer of a grandson Jason Kelly (Efron) to drive him to Daytona to go back to the family home. Then, organized chaos breaks loose. What follows is a series of escapades that will make every die-hard De Niro fan cringe and those who still picture the Efron from High School Musical more than slightly disturbed.
Dick, an ex-Green Beret, has the worst possible methods to the best possible intentions. Guilty for not being there to raise his own son, tries to find redemption through reminding his uptight grandson about what really matters in life: truth, fun, friends, drugs, sex, love.
Jason, the adult equivalent of a Sesame Street puppet, has to learn through a ludicrous amount of mistakes, jail stints, and accidents that he has effectively given up all control over being himself and living his own life.
While the message is sincere, be prepared to have to wait the whole movie to see how it comes into play.
For those who tend to leave as soon as the credits start to roll, don’t. If you’ve enjoyed the rest of the movie, do yourself the favor of catching the final zinger, it’s probably one of the most jarring.
 
 

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